Earring for a Deity Showing Vishnu Riding Garuda

Unknown Artist

17th–19th century

Earring for a Deity Showing Vishnu Riding Garuda by Unknown Artist

Medium

Gilt silver, rubies, sapphires, lapis lazuli, coral, shell, pearls, and turquoise

Dimensions

H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7cm)

Classification

Jewelry

Culture

Nepal

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1915

Accession Number

15.95.88

Tags

Vishnu

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